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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-18

To the untutored observer the Concord phi
losophers seem TO be engaged in chasing their
minds mp into intellectual trees and then See
ing by what unusual and remote WAYS they can
get them down again. The human mind is
never satisfied with what it can find ont, and
probably never will be; but that is no reason
why it should not try TO find out all it can and
the philosophers at Concord have probably
found out much as any one.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-18

FLAVOR your drinking water with ten to
twenty drops Angostura Bitters, and you will
avoid all danger of the impurities which I'M
fortunately abound in our water supply
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-18

PIMPLEs bols and other humors are liable to
appear when the blood gets heated. To cure
them, take Hoods Sarsaparilla
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-18
A Reminder.

Detroit Trlbune.
Funny, isn't it. that you can't pass an auction
store without being reminded of j. p. St joint
Very. "How much am offered p
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-18

Gratifying intelligence.
Milwaukee Sentinel.
The country will be pleased to learn that the
telegraph reports Mrs. Cleveland's blind boil "a
somewhat better
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-18

History OF the Coin from the beginning, In
1885, to the Present.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-18

lshed o wide reputation by his cheap editions OF
standard works. has commenced the publication
of Manifold Cyclopedia.y The work ia in
tended TO take the place of more expensive cy-
clopedias and Is designed for the masses, being a
complete cyclopedia OF knowledge and dictionary
Of words. The price is put at City cents \ vol
nrne. cloth, and sixty-five cents half morocco
cloth, will be sent for 81 so. Volume lis already
out and the succeeding volumes will be issued at
the rate OF one month.
Under the title Of ssThe COLLEGE, ans N.
Church" ID. Appleton s. Co, of New York. pub
lish in book form the two series OF articles
originally published in The Forum, entitled
"How was Educated" and Confessions The
articles in the "How WAS Educated" series are
by such weliknown authors E. E. Hale
Thomas wentworth Hissinson. Timothy
dent Barnard. OF Columbia College, and others
equsly well known. The names of the authors
In the Confessions" series not given. They
represent the confessions Of an Episcopalian OF
a Roman Catholic, or q Baptist. of a Unitarian
and SO on through the various denominations
The papers are thoughtful suggestive and in
teresting. indianapolis: Inc Bowen Merrill
Company.
''On Teaching English. with Detailed Ex-
amples. and an Inquiry into the Definition OF
Poetry" by Professor Alexander Balm, of the
University Of Aberdeen is auxiliary to the
authors larger work on Rhetoric and English
Composition" IL reviews the prevailing opin-
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Inc author shows thorough mastery of the
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Co. Indianapolis: The Bowen Merrill Company.
The Van Gelder Papers. and other sketches"
10 . collection Of stories. eleven in number, the
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-08-06

the fall cotton picked by the hun
dred, other work by the day or
job. The four and n half months
we pay full round wages, and
when we tell one to trot or to hold
his sweeps up to the cotton he
knows it must be done or he will
have to "move his washing"
We make hot work under the shed
SO they will not want to take out
every little shower. We have a
cutoff saw attached to our GIN
engine with a movable frame long
enough to carry a pole twenty feet
long. We have wood (pOles) haul
ed up at odd times through the
winter, and when 1t rains, after we
have our crew hired for crop III
the spring, one puts on an oil suit
and pulls one end of the wood
around so those under shelter can
reach it without getting wet. The
smoothest is cut into stove lengths
and the rest into lengths to suit
the engine and fire-places. The
hands not needed in saving are
employed in splitting up stove.
wood and throwing it out in this
way we get enough wood cut in
the spring to last until Christmas
We have run our reaper under
shelter with the rollers, cultivator
etc. We NOW the oats down and
rake them up in windrows, then
head rake into shocks, with steel
forks; three Negroes can load a
wagon in half the time as in the
bundle, and at the thresher it takes
fewer hands. We don't feed in the
bundle, too much waste. In con-
clusion, by DEPRESSION, / wish to
correct the idea that our "corn" is
a prolific. 1t would not have been
advertised, as large-eared kind or,
suited to the South, where over
eighty bushels per acre is expected
will have too much stalk.-Jetl
Welborn in Southern Cultivator.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-08-06

2,l19 prizes amounting to $685., 600
g0-FOr Club Rates, or any further in
formation apply to the undersigned.
Your handwriting must be distinct and
signature plain. More rapid return
mail delivery will be assured by your
enclosing an Envclop bearing your full
address.
Send POSTAL NOTES, Express
Money Orders, or New York Exchange
in ordinary letter. Currency by Express
tat our eXpense) addressed to
NJ. a. DAUPHIN,
New Orleans, La.
Mch. u.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-08-06
JEFFERSON COLLEGE.
HIGH SCHOOL FOB BOYS AND YOUNG NE,
In tho "hill country" near Natehez
Mississippi.

Large and increasing patronage of
boarding pupils. Health and morals
first consideration. Strictly non-sec-
tartan. Literally endowed. Rates very
low. Chartered in 1902. Session OF
1873 opens Sth of September. Full
corps Of professional teachers. Eli
glish Classical and Commercial Courses
Location renowned. for health and beau
tiful surroundings. Buildings large
co,nmodious with recitation rooms, dor.
mitories, library, &C., all conveniently
arranged and in good repair. Study
hall and retitation rooms recently fur
nished with the latest and most i'm.
proved school furniture and supplied
with maps, charts. globes, and Other
apparat us necessary to insure effective
teaching. Free telephone to Natchez
Board, tuition, furnished room, wash
ing, and lights, $50 per session OF ter
months. For Catalogues giving full
particulars, address the Principal.
j. S. RAYMOND.
GIN. Washington. Mise.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-08-06
TIME TABLE
VIcKsBURG, SHREVEPORT IL PACIFIC
RAILROAD.
Taxing effect Sunday, June u, at
1:3O O'Clock a. m.
DELTA FERRY

Mr.. Chas. Boccellette has ar
ranged with Messrs. Long Il Floyd
to run the Delta Ferry under their
charter.
The steamer Alice, Chas. Boo,
cellette, Master, will leave Vicks.
burg ats and 10 a. m, 100 and 6
p. m.
Leave Delta at 8 and l1:30 am.
3 and 6 p. m. ,.-....
Landing at foot of China street
Vichsburg.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-08-06
BIDS WANTED.

I"r eleaning the weeds of the leyees
Tn Tl .he river front Of Madison Parish.
ue ooJectis to give the Bermuda ~rass
onauce 10 grow, and where there ore
NJ A. weeds, there will be no work to do
x 49, Your bids on the basis of cash,
q. GEO. VI. LONG.
Mi. Pres't Police Jury.
Ds''a' La, July %, 1887.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-08-06
POLICE JURY.

A special meeting Of the Police
Jury is called for Tuesday Aug
9th, for the purpose of taking some
action in regard to Levee matters
Also Roads and Building. A full
attendance is desired.
GEO. NJ. LONG,
President
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-08-06

18th udiciai District Court.
40 ,'' w. C. c 1 ssr,..n'' NO. $50.
DY VIRTUE OF ORDER AND
ID Com mission to sell TO me directed
from the Honorable, the Eighth Judi
cial District Court, for the Parish of
Madison aforesaid, in the above en-
titled cause, I will proceed to sell on
the premises of the Laclede plantation
i'll Madison Parish. La, on Wednesday.
The 10th day of August, 1887.
between the hours prescribed by law,
all the right, title and interest OF A. W.
Crandell in and to the following de-
scribed property, to-wit:
Five hundred bushels of corn, more
or less, seized ia the above suit.
Terms of salc-Credit of y months
amount Of bid 10 nc secured by a twelve
months bond.
H. 3. HOLMES, Sheriff,
Sherifrs office, Augut LIST, 1851.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-08-06
80 ~ SUBSCRIPTION.
r L FIT

uof Weatflci Wa"
politic. are dull in Madison.
.polics Jury meeting Tuesday.
v,r;t has been scarce this year.
They have a billiard table at the
Madison House now
The watermelon season was
short.
What has become Of the peaches
Az, we're 70 be along laterf
Rev. Mr.. Hart of Monroe VIII
preach at Tallulah on sunday
morning and night
AB. Brown (colored), a long
TINA resident of Tallulah, died
Thursday night
Richard Casper, (colored), who
vas sunstruck last week on Mr..
Geo. W. Montgomery's place, died
Sunday.
On account of sickness, Prof.
Nicholson was forced to break his
engagement at Tallulah last Mon
day. He will endeavor to make
another appointment.
Mr.. Bond has so much on his
mind (it Is not large enough to get
much on it, with the four trains
. day that he has probably forgot
ten all about that drainage ditch.
Miss Malena Block of Clinton,
Ia, who has been visiting Mrs.
Beer, left for Fayette, Miss, SUM-
day. where she will stop with
friends q short while, before going
home.
The mails are still in bad order
II is getting to be as common as il
used to be for papers to fail to ar
rive on time. They generally gel
around after several days, but they
should get here the day they are
due.
Some time during August Prof
Stubbs of 1.-The State Agricultural
Department, will visit Tallulah
and address the citizens o
Madison parish on the subject o
Agriculture. Due notice will BIZ
given of the date.
The change of schedule made by
the ", S. & P. last Sunday, wal
announced in but one country pa
per along the line of the road. L
The ", S. & P, officials knew thei,
duty and did it, it would have beer
announced in every paper aIons
the line.
Two sets of bills have been sen
outfrom the TIMES office this sum
mer for subscriptions. No NOR,
will be sent. If the subscription!
are not paid within two week.
from this date the names of such
delinquents will be erased from tn,
list. This is business.
( Railroad classifications ar,
strangely and wonderfully made
Some old solid thing that you coult
not break if you tried, is put ava,
up into the End or even 1st class
and charged for accordingly. ANY
thing really breakable is general,
shipped at "owners risk" all,
then placed in the first class !. some
times double first class. The con
agnoe can't exactly understan
the logic of this.
=, Is there a McEnery paper i
we Fifth district which denie
mat the governors sympathie
We're with Mr.. Boatner in the Kin
-! fight in 1SS4?-Shrevepol
Times.
II the Times would be a littl
more explicit, somebody migf
rise to remark. What is a MeEner
PAPER IL by being not for Nicl
oils is TO be a McEnery paper, Ian
J. !. is fair to presume that tt
shreveport Times classes thel
mat way) there are good man,
and what does the Times mean b
ympathy, active or passive? E.
esybody knows that the Govern,
0'a nothing, what he thought
nobody's business.
nTnc Wy x----
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-08-06
Grand Single Number Drawing.
TUESDAY. AUG. D, 'S7.
CAPITAL PRIZE, $4,000.

NOTlCE.-Tickets are $40 only. Halves
S.. Fifths, 81 Tenths, 81.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-08-06
SHERIFF SALE.
State Of louisiana, Parish OF Madison
Eigh nth Judicial District Court.


+. P. STUBBs
VS.. mo. 753.
G.. L. Boney. }
Geo. G. Waddill !
VS., NO. 1of.
g. i. Boney
BY virtue or two.Writs OF Fieri Facias,
to me directed from the Honorable
Eighth J judicial District Court for the
Parish of Madison aforesaid, in the
above entitled causes, | will proceed to
sell, at public auction, at the door of
the Court House in the town OF Taltu-
lah, in Madison Parish, Louisiana, on
the
First Saturday, the 3rd day Of Sep
TENDER, A. D. 1887.
between the hours prescribed by law,
all the right, title and interest of Green
/. EOney in and to the following de-
scribed property, to-wit:
"a certain plantation situated in the
said parish of Madison, fronting on the
Mississippi River, known as WILLOW
Glen" and composed lots or fractional
sections six and seven, and the upper
half of lot or fractional section eight II
township 10 north, Range ID east; anC
| fractional secion No. thirty, in town
ship 10 north, range IS east, contents
(including. the one hundred and tft'
acres formerly owned by Charles Car
penter. and sold to John A. klein) sew
en- hundred nine SLIGO acres, togethe
with all the improvements frontage
accI elton and the whole COMPOSING
Willow Glen Plantation, seized III tn
1 above suit.
Terms of Sale.-Cash with benefit
IL. B. HOMES, Sheriff,
Per J. w. Clemens, Dp'y
Sherihrs Office, Tallulah, La. July 2irc
1897.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-08-06
SHERIFF SALE

state OF Louisiana, Parish Of Madison
18th J udicial District Court.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-08-06
Address Registered Letters to
New Orleans National Bank,
New Orleans. La.
1sss,,s y

Generals Beauregard and Early, who
are in charge of the drawings, isss
guarantee OF absolute fairness and in
tegrity, that the chances are all equal,
and that no one can possibly divine
what number will draw Prize.
"REMEMBER the payment of ali
Prizes is & UARANTEED BY POUR
NATIONAL. BANKS, and the Tickets
are signed by the President of an lnati-
tuition, whose chartered rights are rec
0gnizcd in the highest Courts; there
fore, beware of all limitations and q
nonymOus Schemes"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-07-15
HOW THEY TALK.
The Voiubility OF some Public Meu
and the Taciturnity OF Others.

and the Taciturnity OF Others.
A Pittsburgh correspondent writes.
An old time reporter who mas done in
terviewing at the Union depot here for
years says: John Sherman. the ter
ror of the Oldest reporter, comes out OF
the restaurant and talks to the BOYS,
as he calls them, till he is barely able
to catch the tail Pullman of the train.
He talks freely and with newspaper
sense, of things of interest Few peo-
pie know how to talk us well as Sena-
tor Sherman. Senator Stanford, of
Cal 'orna. is not frequent passenger,
neither is h disposed TO talk much.
He does most of the interviewing him
self. and asks questions so well and so
rapidly that he is gone before any al
fusion is made to himself or his state.
John w. Mackay. of California, prob
ably the richest man in the United
States. hardly ever travels alone. He
is always attended by some friends.
he $ averse TO interviews Phil Ar
mour, the Chicago pork and beef pack
er, is another pretty good interragator.
Whitelaw Reid, of The NeD York 7tt5-
me, lounges !azily around the platform
VIII lie waiting for the departure Of his
tran. Sometimes he talks. but more
frequently he excuses himself. Murat
Halstead, Of The Cincinnati Commercial
Gazette. is one of the most frequent of
all visitors at the Pittsburgh Union de-
pot, and is always ready to talk. John
Il. Mclean, of The Enquirer, is a gen
ial, laughing fellow who absolutely re-
fuses to talk on any subject. Henry
Waterson. of The COtrier-J0urnaL, is
the most afable and intelligent of all
the peripatetic journalists. Dr. Tai
mage will miss his supper any day TO
give the boys the benefit Of his IDEAS
and theories. Sam Randall is the least
communicative of all the public men
who travel. Speaker Carlisle i al
ways approachable and affable Free
Trader w. r. Morrison is a good talk
er and very ready one. Ex-Presdent
X. Il. Hays is the most mysterious
man who travels. Roscoe Conkling
sometimes goes through to Chicago or
ST. LOUIS, but declines 10 talk. Jay
Gould goes to or comes from st. Louis
very frequently. He is averSe to inter-
viewers. Chauncey NJ. Depew, of the
New York Central. is 'one of the fin
est ~
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-07-15
True, Though Remarkable

Yes. I'm from Dakota" he said
meekly as he got into conversation
with man on an eastern train.
"Ah, is that SOP | am thinking of
going out there myself to invest in
some farm land"
1--WE have some very fine land.
$50 understandable are not some
of the stories they tell of its fertility
exaggerated"
"Why, my friend, l am sorry to say
some of them are downright I'M
truths.
That's what | thought. Now. what
is the most remarkable instance of the
fertility of Dakota soil which ever came
under your observation
well. | believe the case OF my
pump might 90 at the head of the
list. "
What was it ?"
Il dug well about forty feet deep
the first season | was there and put
down wooden pump. 1t happened
that it was made out of small cotton
wood log which was a little green. and
the soil at the bottom of that well, for
ty feet from the surface. was so fertile
that that pump took root and it also
grew up and branched out and now,
while my Oh ldren play in swing at
tached TO one OF the branches, | pump
water through the hole which still re-
mains in the trunk
"Do you tell that for the truth?'
why, certainly, sir, l never tell any
thing but the truth.
Are you engaged in farming, Or the
real estate bns ncss?"
"Why, I'm engaged in neither, my
friend. neither. I'm preacher.
went out there as missionary seven
years ago, and though my work has
been humble, trust it has had bene-
fetal influence on our people. "--Dakota
Bel.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-07-15
Negro Chiefs in Paris.

The latest "lions" of Paris are nine
negro chiefs with unpronounceable
names. They have been brought
from the African coas; by an cnterpris-
ing contractor. The object is to show
them the sights of the French capital.
and then to get them to sign an agree
ment with M. de Lesseps to engage
their tribes to work on the Panama
canal They are all horribly tattooed,
and wear ivory bracelets. They speak
English. -Paris Cor. London Truth.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-07-15
An Honest Man.

When Judge Murphy adjourned
court for the noon recess yesterday a
young man stepped up to him and
whispered; Judge, ! have found a
pocket. book containing $500; what
shall do with it?"
You re an honest man, >" replied the
Judge; take the money down 10 the
chief of police and when the owner
comes he will reward YOU.
The young man was taken by Asst.
Dist Atty. Kirk to the chiefs Office.
There he said he had discovered the
owners address among the bills, and.
declining further assistance. started of.
Two hours later the finder OF the
money returned to Judge Murphy :
courtroom and reported that he had
found the owner of the money. A.
Janigg. in grocery store at the Mis-
sion. The sum was $500, not $1,000,
he said. and the owner had given him
S25 for his honesty. The young man
stated that his name was Alfred
Triadent, and that for seven years he
had been linguist, employed in the
department of the interior. He found
the portmanteau containing the money
on Market street near the Palace hotel.
Two years ago he found Sl,7O0 which
a naval officer had lost. When he dis
covered the owner and returned it he
was presented with cigar. Alta
California.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-07-15
Girded Their Loins and Skipped

How is the work progressing m Da-
kota?' asked Boston minister of a
good brother who lives in Dakota at
the Baptist anniversaries the other day.
well. l am getting along pretty
we'll. but still it s rather discouraging,"
replied the Dakota man with an air Of
dependency.
Isn't there any rel gous interest
out thereP Can't you awaken it? Or
won't they come to church,"
No, it isn't that. The first week
went there | had big congregations.
One day there were $50 down on thei
knees weeping and pray ne. A man
came in and said there were two de-
tect yes coming down the road and ev-
cry blessed person got up and skipped. I"
Minneapolis journal.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-07-15
Chicago Congratulated.

The Chicago anarchists. on test
vote, have been able TO muster only
10000 adherents, whereas a year or wot
ago they could apparently count on 25,
600 or Whereabouts. The whole country
will unite in congratulating Chicago on
its deiverance from the danger which
has long menaced society there and
everywhere. But the sooner the con-
demned anarchists are hanged, the bet
ter it will be for Chicago. -New York
Commercial AdUetiSer.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-07-15
BIG AND LITTLE SPONoES.
Something About n Useful ocean
Plant.


THAT is the largest Florida sponge
in the world" said a William street
dealer to reporter.
The sponge looked like the thached
roof of small cabin. and measures
eight feet in circumference when wet.
1--WE have one in Philadelphia on
temporary exhib ton there that meas
ures ten feet in circumference. 1t is
from the Mediterranean. This sponge
has taken medals in France. Amster-
dam, New Orleans. and other places.
We would not take $500 for it. 1t holds
fifteen gallons of water.
The reporter was then shown the
smallest, which is as big as a chestnut,
and never grows any larger. 1t is ia
ken on the reefs. and is sold for slate
sponge.
The Mediterranean sponges. con-
tinued the informant. ''are taken in the
Grecian archipelago b. men in diving
suits. who go into much deeper water
than they do in Florida There most
Of them are taken with grappling-irons.
in the same way rs oysters. They can
be seen with the eve on the bottom.
clingng to the rocks. When one is
dislodged another grows in its place,
taking from six months TO a year. A
great many are also taken in the Bahia
mas. The market for that crop is Mas
sus, New Providence. Key West is the
market for the Florida spongeS, which
are taken all along the coast. Trieste
and London are the markets for the
Mediterranean sponges. Some are ia
taken off the coast of China.
"Are any curiosities found in them?"
I'VE had one once that inclosed n
large jug. 1t was fine sponge, and
had grown completely around ii. They
are frequently full of shells. When a
sponge is first taken out of the water
it is black rs ink. and it has to be treat
ed by various processes until it becomes
of the color commonly seen. a sponge
is of the lowest order of animal life.
being considered partly animal and
partly vegetable. A number of minute
animals live in il. The business is
about half century old in this country.
Sponges are sold by the bale in this
country. and by the case in Europe.
They weigh from twenty-five to one
hundred pounds. When sold by weight
the dealers are allowed to sand them
about % per cent. Prices range from
SO to $3.50. the latter for very fine
toilet sponges. There are many grades,
such as silk, velvet. cup, glass, bath.
surgeon. slate, etc.
"Whcn is the active season.
Spring and fall are the active sea-
sons for selling. For gathering, the
latter part of the year November and
December the most active. although
some fishing j. carried on all the
year. 80 eU York Uld and ErircSS.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-07-15
Bodies from the Bad Lands

The Smithsonian institute has receiv-
ed from Col. j. IL. Wood, of ST. Paul,
the bodies of five persons-a man,
woman and three children-taken from
a cave in the Bad Lands of Dakota by
a miner. The bodies are simply dried
up, and are not pctrified, but are in o
remarkable state of preservation. Sci.
entific men who have seen them say
they belong to race which existed q.
600 years ago.-Scientifc American.